# Daily Bell Ringer — Dictionaries — Key-Value Pairs and Lookup Operations

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:32:38-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 3: Introduction to Programming / Unit 6: Data Structures & File Processing(
File I/O) / Lesson 2: Dictionaries — Key-Value Pairs and Lookup Operations

## Before we begin

How is retrieving a value from a dictionary faster than searching through a list?

Record your initial thinking. Be ready to explain your reasoning and revisit your
response after the lesson.